Self-introduction:
PERSONAL PROFILE
Bruce Calder graduated with a BA degree through the University of South Africa in 1987 with majors in Psychology and Sociology. He completed his honours in Psychology in 1991, then worked in residential and commercial real estate, qualifying as a property consultant with the Estate Agents Board Exam (EABE) in 1995. Bruce obtained a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) in 2002, qualifying as a secondary school teacher in Senior Phase and Further Education and Training. In 2009, he completed the degree of Master of Education (M Ed). He was then awarded a doctoral scholarship to complete his psychology of education thesis and the degree of Doctor of Education was conferred by UNISA in May 2013.
• Member of the South African Council of Educators (SACE)
• Member of PROFMED and the Professional Provident Society
• Chartered Member of the British Psychological Society (CPsychol)
• Postgraduate MSc student in Sport and Exercise Psychology at Staffordshire University, United Kingdom
Bruce has varied teaching and educational research experience. He has skills developed internationally in teaching English as a foreign language. He is an experienced facilitator within the Senior Phase and FET and has also taught as a Life Orientation and Computer Educator. His responsibilities have included teaching in Cambridgeshire and Korean secondary schools and in a community college in Saudi Arabia.
This experience also included instructing preparatory year English pre-intermediate and intermediate Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology courses according to the RMIT curriculum, textbooks, and assessment criteria. Smart board technology was integrated into the delivery of lessons with ongoing assessments of associated skills development in students’ speaking, reading, writing and listening. Invigilating and interlocutor roles were practiced routinely in this process. The students attending these classes were in the main aiming to fulfil admission requirements for entry into petroleum engineering studies at KFUPM. Bruce enjoyed a very positive rapport with his Arabic students whilst at the Dammam Community College in Saudi Arabia.
Bruce is well qualified in the implementation of various educational software applications, particularly in the intermediate, senior, and further education and training phases. He has developed skills and knowledge within the modern technological era, using a combination of educational experience coupled with fifteen years' business background in real estate consulting, with a total of 25 years working experience in industry and commerce. His varied interests include travel, digital photography, tennis, golf, billiards and radio-controlled helicopters.
Since completing his doctorate in South Africa, he co-authored a journal article and completed a Basic TESOL course. He also completed a Staffordshire University Postgraduate Diploma in Sport and Exercise Psychology, including modules in physical activity and health, group dynamics and leadership, advanced research methods, professional skills, and skilled performance under pressure. He would like to return to a full-time teaching role as soon as possible and looks forward to new opportunities.